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Starmer says US can use UK bases for defensive strikes on Iran but UK won’t join offensive action
LONDON, March 2 — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said yesterday he had agreed to let the United States use UK bases to fire “defensive” strikes aimed at destroying Iranian missiles and their launchers. But in a video address posted
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Trump vows revenge after three US troops killed in strikes, warns of ‘punishing blow’ to Iran
WASHINGTON, March 2 — President Donald Trump vowed yesterday to avenge the first US deaths in the war he launched to topple Iran’s cleric-run state, which fired missiles across the Middle East even as the headquarters of its elite Revolutionary
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Israel strikes Tehran again after Khamenei’s death; Iran retaliates with missile barrages as leadership council takes over
JERUSALEM, March 2 — Israel launched a new wave of strikes on Tehran yesterday and Iran responded with more missile barrages, a day after the killing of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei pitched the Middle East and the global economy into
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Anwar: Madani govt will not tolerate insults or desecration of the Quran
PUTRAJAYA, March 2 — The Madani Government will never allow any party to insult the Quran in this country in any form, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said yesterday. Referring to a recent incident involving the desecration of the
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Anwar to table motion condemning US‑Israel attack on Iran in Dewan Rakyat today
PUTRAJAYA, March 2 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will table a motion condemning Israel’s barbaric and violent attack, with the backing of the United States, on Iran in the Dewan Rakyat today. Anwar described the Zionist regime’s actions
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Malaysian vessels urged to steer clear of Strait of Hormuz amid regional security tensions
KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — All Malaysian-registered vessels and local shipping companies are advised to exercise necessary precautionary measures, including avoiding transiting through the Strait of Hormuz until further notice, to ensure the safety of navigation following security developments in
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Anwar promises maximum effort to keep RON95 steady despite Brent crude surge
PUTRAJAYA, March 2 — The government will try to maintain the price of RON95 petrol for Malaysians at the current level of RM1.99 per litre despite global market uncertainty due to the conflict in the Middle East, said Prime Minister
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Health Ministry: TB cases dip to 417 in seventh week, no new clusters reported
KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — The Health Ministry recorded 417 new tuberculosis (TB) cases nationwide during the seventh epidemiological week this year, showing a decline compared with the same period last year. According to a report by the New Straits Times,
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Embassy urges stranded Malaysians in Oman to follow airline arrangements amid flight uncertainty
KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — The Malaysian embassy in Muscat has issued a consular notice updating Malaysians stranded in the country following recent developments in the Middle East. The embassy, in a notice posted on its Facebook page, said the
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Police investigate negligence after four‑year‑old dies in PPR blaze while mother was out buying food
KUALA LUMPUR, March 2 — Police revealed that the four-year-old boy whose charred body was found in a room at the People’s Housing Project (PPR) Kampung Muhibbah in Bukit Jalil this evening was believed to have been left at home
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